The Sinking of the Laconia
2011 • 1 SeasonThe true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew
Top Series Cast
Franka Potente
as Hilda Smith
Ken Duken
as Werner Hartenstein
Jacob Matschenz
as Mannesmann
Stefan Rudolf
as Remmert
Matthias Koeberlin
as Rostau
Frederick Lau
as Fiedler
Andrew Buchan
as Thomas Mortimer
Lindsay Duncan
as Elisabeth Fullwood
Thomas Kretschmann
as Karl Dönitz
Jodi Balfour
as Sarah Fullwood
Nikolai Kinski
as Walter Drexler
Nicholas Burns
as Benjamin Coutts
Brian Cox
as Captain Sharp
Morven Christie
as Laura Ferguson
Ben Crompton
as Harry Townes
Ciarán McMenamin
as Declan McDermott
David Butler
as George Steel
Paul Hilton
as Henry Bates
Lenny Wood
as Billy Hardacre
Matthew Aubrey
as William Williams
Ludovico Fremont
as Di Giovanni
Louise Barnes
as Mary Bates
Josef du Plessis
as Anthony Bates
Rebekah Nathan
as Charlotte Bates
Richard Firth
as Quartermaster
Tom Fairfoot
as Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia
Lawrence Joffe
as Rudzinski
Jörg Malkow
as Weber
Hermanus Pieters
as Dengler
Danny Keogh
as Captain Hathaway
James Alexander
as Lieutenant Lincoln
Ian Van Der Heyden
as Lieutenant Jackson
Jannes Eiselen
as Captain Richardson
Grant Swanby
as Colonel Ronin
Darron Meyer
as Harrower
Nicholas Pauling
as Perlman
Charlie Keegan
as Ches
Justin Shaw
as Chuck Bannister
Marius Botha
as Coleman
Simon Verhoeven
as Harro Schacht
Paul Savage
as Customs Officer
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